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A pearl of mantis wisdom courtesy of the "Learn From My Fail" website...

"If you routinely keep praying mantis' as pets, understand that when pissed off, they DO have the strength to grab hold of your hand and starting eating your fingers. Consequently, trying to pull said mantis off will only result in it latching on to your OTHER hand."

The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of the act

I know this thread is pretty old. The mantis died I think about a month back. I'll post a ton of more pictures as soon as I can. I am really very surprised the praying mantis lived for so long. :) It died only a month ago, I think. That's a pretty long life span for a mantis. Sorry I haven't been on very much lately. I'll update everything as soon as I can.